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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Shoreditch 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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Table: 3. Home Work.

3. Home Work.

NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS LI8T8, SECTION 107.Outwork in unwholesome premises, Section 108.Outwork in infected premises, Sections 109 and 110.
Lists received from Employers.Addresses of Outworkers.Prosecutions.Number of inspections of outworkers premises.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.Instances.Orders made. (8. 109.)Prosecutions. (S. 109, 110.)
Twice in the Year.Once in the Year.Received from other Councils.Forwarded to other Councils.Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send Lists.
Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)
Wearing Apparel:
(1) Makiug, &c.547983210ii13221491176....11895050........
(2) Cleaning & washing............3......1............
Lace, lace curtains, and nets............11................
Artificial flowers4..85......13053....9577........
Tents............4......2............
Furniture and upholstery............15......8............
Fur pulling2..7......178....1111........
Feather sorting............2......2............
Umbrellas, &c............9516....4444........
Paper hags and boxes38..6014..61420196....6033838........
Brush making....11......1352....8522........
Total98791525141119329711452....2040102102••......

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(a) There were no names and addresses of outworkers received in respect to the following classes of work: Sacks, basket
making, mats other than wire nets, racquet and tennis balls, stuffed toys, file making, electro plate, cables and chains, anchors and
giapnels, cart gear, locks, latches and keys, and pea picking.
(3) The figures in columns 2 and 4 are the total number of lists received from employers who sent them both for February
and August, and of the entries of names of outworkers in those lists. They are therefore double the number of employers and
approximately double the number of individual outworkers whose names are given, since in the February and August lists of the
same employers, the same outworker's name will often be repeated.
(c) There were no prosecutions, but letters were sent to employers in 45 instances of failures to send lists of outworkers
employed in making wearing apparel, &c., in 38 instances for similar failures in respect to paper bag and box making, in 3 instances
in respect to artificial florists and i in respect to furriers.